Fox News reporting that Sandra Day O'Connor retiring!

Fox News | 7/1/05 | SueRae

[SueRae]

Hearing on Fox News

[news blogger]

Sandra is finally going to 'loosen it up, baby' and retire!

[inquest]

Some of you folks are the most negative people I know -- the President could nominate the most strict Constitutionalist and some of you are going to be wringing your hands.

You just got through posting to someone who said he DOESN'T EXPECT BUSH TO DISAPPOINT HIM. Hence, he was not being negative. What is it with the paranoia that you and a few others have been showing on this thread?

[Rutles4Ever]

Edith Jones or Janice Brown

[ken5050]

shall we start a new thread for W's presser, or continue here?

[alessandrofiaschi]

WE HAVE TO MOVE ON! IT'S AN HISTORIC MOMENT FOR OUR CONSERVATIVE AGENDA. LET'S DUMP THE "ROW VS WADE" AND THE RECENT "KELO VS NEW LONDON"!!!

[Mister Baredog]

This has got to be a strict conservative, constitution backing appointment.

GWB has NEVER indicated anything other than this. In fact he considers Souter to be the biggest mistake(as does his dad) of 41's term. NO MORE SOUTERS.

Hang in there folks, this is the BEST chance we're ever gonna get, let's at least try to stick together long enough to find out WHO the nominee is!! LOL.

[Soul Seeker]

Social conservatives are turned on by non social conservatives on this board as well. It goes both ways. If someone is afraid to state their opinion out of fear of being confronted, that is not the blame of anyone but themselves.

As well, conservatives of ALL backgrounds threaten to leave the GOP on a daily basis. Social conservatives are not unique.

And, again, if a strict constitutionalist is not appointed ALL conservatives will be in an uproar. The Court would not be headed in the right direction. And the entire base is in danger of revolt.

[nuconvert]

Olsen, Krauthammer

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Zell would be a great choice. If he were about 30 years younger.

[PhiKapMom]

I want someone that rules on the law not makes it up as they go along. After seeing comments on here in recent weeks by conservatives that don't like a ruling and want an activist court, I want a constructionist nominated -- one who construes a legal document (as the U.S. Constitution) in a specific way (from Webster's)

[OXENinFLA]

THE PROBLEM IS THAT PRESIDENT BUSH WILL BE COMPELLED TO NAME A WOMAN NOW.

Why? Just cause a woman is stepping down? I don't think that factors in.

[Recall]

Hell Yeah !!

I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK !!

[pollywog]

I give the President plenty of room with decision-making, but on this nomination, I want the petal to the metal, the whole enchilada....I want a true constitutional conservative. Nothing less will do, and I think I'm not standing here alone.

DITTO!!!! Are you LISTENING Mr. PRESIDENT????????

[expatpat]

Nah, it will be Scalia.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't think so. See Post #278 for an interesting bit of information about that Bork confirmation battle.

[CaliGangsta]

The spineless lobsters in the senate need to ALL hold the line on this one. Whoever Bush nominates, I don't care who it is -- WHOEVER BUSH NOMINATES MUST GET A VOTE ON THE FLOOR. The Dems "promised" not to filibuster, so make them do it and then expose them as the liar traitors to America that they are. Then LAUNCH THE NUKE.

The senate Republicans need to GROW A SPINE for once in their lives or we can forget about any judge right of Lenin.

[alessandrofiaschi]

JANICE BROWN WOULD BE EASILY FIRED (BY SOME REPUBLICANS, TOO... DAMN).

[NeoCaveman]

Please G-d, no more Souters.

[Mister Baredog]

Why? Just cause a woman is stepping down? I don't think that factors in

YES it does.

[SittinYonder]

Apparently Bush is going to kill women with illegal abortions

LOL. If Coburn can't deliver babies, I think Bush performing illegal abortions would be an ethics violation!

I hope he'll recess appoint Bolton. A bold move to thumbing his nose at the Democrat Majority in the Senate would be a good thing on the heels of O'Connor's resignation.